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The Kodai Chronicle

Issue 9

Pity Paati: Laughs and life lessons from Kodai’s mysterious millennial agony aunt

by Ms Perumalmalai
May 2, 2023May 10, 2023

Ms P, any New Year’s resolutions you’ve already broken? Hi, This-Is-Not-The-Role-Model-You’re-Looking For,
I’m afraid keeping New Year’s resolutions…

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The Fine Art of Knitting

by Jayashree Kumar
March 16, 2023April 29, 2023

Illustrations by Pia Alizé Hazarika…

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Issue 9 Editorial: Letter to the Readers of The Kodai Chronicle

by Rajni George
January 21, 2023April 29, 2023

Dear Reader, When I first returned to my hometown in the mountains more than two years ago,…

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Escape Route: Tales from the Legendary Kodai-Munnar Road

by Sunayana Choudhry
March 5, 2023April 5, 2025

"We were driving on a road—little more than a dirt track with large pot holes—the car’s headlights…

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The Word for Literature Is Ecofiction

by Cara Tejpal
January 15, 2023April 29, 2023

The thirst of this mountainside is insatiable. Day or night, the rain comes in all tempos. Furiously…

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Meet the Bikepacker Who Cycled Through the Western Ghats 

by Rajni George
February 23, 2023April 29, 2023

When Rahul Rajagopal—@cycling_nomad on Instagram—calls me from Thane, Mumbai, I’m not surprised to see a cycle in…

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Boarding the Himalayan Ark

by Samarth Bansal
January 21, 2023April 29, 2023

Getting to this village is a hike in itself. You are always hiking. Visiting the local market…

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Sustaining the Palani Hills: The Story of the Palni Hills Conservation Council of Kodaikanal

by Lathika George
February 19, 2023October 14, 2023

In 1992, the Palni Hills Conservation Council, a small environmental group in Kodaikanal, took on the might…

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Once Upon a Time in Sikkim

by Shraddha Nair
February 15, 2023April 29, 2023

The road before me is covered in mist and ensconced by pine trees. The air is cool…

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Fruit of the Hills: Tons Valley Shop connects farmers in the mountains with consumers in the city.

by Vahishta Mistry
February 5, 2023April 29, 2023

The Tons Valley is nestled in eastern Uttarakhand, bordering the states of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.…

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